Chapter 11

chapter eleven In the now roofless Pizza Theater, sunbeams bathe the Drakkor in warm light. The monster glows like some creature from the depths of the ocean, orange framing its body in a halo. "KIMMY!" Dirk barks. "The Drakkor is BIGGER than BIG. This isn't what we signed up for!" "It's just the angle. Makes it look big. It's all perspective." "IT'S RIGHT THERE!" "OK, yeah, it's true, it's huge," Kimmy admits. "But you guys wanted the cool mystical map, and cool mystical maps don't come cheap!" Suddenly, a massive claw flashes as the Drakkor smacks Dilly Armadillo, rocketing the creature toward Dirk like a sparking meteor. The Drakkor's claws swipe again! Cymbals clash, a drum thuds, and more animatronic animals—the king's "royal band of rock-and-roll rodents" -are sent spiraling toward Kimmy. "Incoming!" Dirk barks, swinging his sword at an advancing armadillo. But quick as lightning, Kimmy swoops in and—

第十一章在现在没有屋顶的披萨剧院里，阳光沐浴在温暖的光线中。 这个怪物像海洋深处的生物一样发光，橙色的光环衬托着它的身体。 “吉米!”德克吠叫。“德拉科比大还要大。 这不是我们想要的！”“只是角度的问题。 让它看起来很大。一切都取决于你的视角。” “就在那儿！”“好吧，是的，这是真的，它是巨大的，”吉米承认。 “但你们想要的是很酷的神秘地图，而很酷的神秘地图可不便宜！”突然，德拉科猛击迪莉·犰狳时，一只巨大的爪子闪了一下，迪莉·犰狳像一颗闪闪发光的流星一样飞向德克。 龙哥的爪子又来了！铙钹碰撞，鼓声隆隆，更多的电子动物——国王的“皇家摇滚啮齿动物乐队”——被螺旋状地送到吉米身边。 “传入的!”德克咆哮着，挥舞着他的剑向一只前进的犰狳。 但很快，吉米冲了进来

slice. Whoa, Kimmy, nice reflexes.

片。吉米，反应真快。

Drooler meeps twice. "I know, champ..." Dirk says. "She's ridiculously fast." "Brain—and I cannot stress this enough— POKER!" Kimmy yells back. "I know where big ugly's aiming before it attacks. I get inside its mind, so I can see what's... uh-oh..." Kimmy doesn't finish her sentence. She's suddenly frozen. "Kimmy!" Dirk calls. "What are you doing??" Dirk watches her eyes swirl pink as her brain- poking focus on the Drakkor intensifies. And the Drakkor glares right back. It's like they're duking it out in the staring contest semifinals. "KIMMY!" Dirk shouts. "You gotta move!" But she doesn't move—not an inch, not half an inch. It's like her feet are nailed to the floor. Dirk doesn't know exactly what's happening, but he can take a guess. Kimmy and the Drakkor are locked in some kind of mind meld—and Kimmy can't pull out of it. It's like she's snared—trapped in a trance. Dirk watches, in utter horror, as the Drakkor gnashes its teeth and takes a heavy step toward the unmoving Kimmy... MEANWHILE, IN THE HOME RUN DUNGEON...

流口水者开会两次。“我知道，冠军……” 德克说。“她的速度快得不可思议。” “大脑——我再怎么强调也不为过——扑克！”吉米喊道。 “我知道大丑八怪攻击之前的目标。 我能进入它的大脑，所以我能看到… 啊哦……”吉米没有把话说完。 她突然僵住了。“吉米!”德克的电话。 “你在干什么——？”德克看着她的眼睛旋转着粉红色，因为她对德拉科的关注加剧了。 德拉科也瞪了他一眼。 就像他们在瞪视大赛半决赛中决一死战一样。 “吉米!”德克喊道。“你得动起来！”但是她一动也不动——一英寸，半英寸也不动。 就像她的脚被钉在地板上一样。 德克不知道到底发生了什么，但他可以猜测一下。 Kimmy和Drakkor被锁在某种思想融合中，Kimmy无法从中解脱出来。 她就像被困在了恍惚中。 德克惊恐地看着德拉科咬紧牙关，朝着一动不动的吉米大步走去…… 与此同时，在本垒打地牢里…

Quint watches, in utter disbelief, as the Queen in Armor wrings Galamelon's neck. "Skaelka!" he finally manages. "You're the Queen in Armor? But... you're not a queen!" The not a queen. is choking me. How do you know my name? Small human. It's me, Quint. "I know no Quints," Skaelka scoffs. "Sure you do!" Quint says. "You know me! And I'm a Quint! And you know June and all the other

昆特难以置信地看着穿着盔甲的女王扭着加隆的脖子。 “Skaelka!”他终于成功了。 “你是穿盔甲的女王？” 但是…你不是女王！”不是女王。 让我窒息。你怎么知道我的名字？ 小的人类。是我，昆特。 “我不认识昆特，”斯卡卡嘲笑道。 “你当然知道！”五度音说。 “你认识我！”我是一个昆特！你也认识琼和其他所有人

monsters from Joe's Pizza... Look, you're even wearing—wait... MY ARMOR!?" And as he says that, it hits him: none of this makes any sense. Quint's brain starts spinning. The last time Quint saw that armor, it was inside Big Mama, many miles and many days ago. He assumed the armor was lost forever when Big Mama was destroyed inside the Museum of Histories and Ancient Antiquities. He didn't think he'd ever see it again—and he can't fathom how he's seeing it now or how Skaelka came to be wearing it. Galamelon suddenly lets out a strangled shriek as Skaelka digs in her nails—and Quint is snapped out of his reverie. If Quint doesn't do something quick, Skaelka's going to choke the life out of Galamelon—and then what?? That's when Quint spots a wheeled cart, half-filled with baseballs. With no other choice, Quint heaves the cart toward Skaelka. "Galamelon, we're getting out of here!" MEANWHILE, IN THE PIZZA THEATER... "How do I get her out of there?!" Dirk exclaims, watching Kimmy, still trapped inside the Drakkor's thoughts.

乔披萨店的怪物…… 看，你甚至穿着——等等…… 我的盔甲! ?”当他这么说的时候，他突然想到：这一切都没有任何意义。 昆特的大脑开始旋转。 昆特最后一次看到那件盔甲，是在很多天以前，在很多英里之外的大妈肚子里。 当“大妈妈”在历史和古代文物博物馆被摧毁时，他以为这件盔甲永远消失了。 他认为他再也见不到它了——他不明白他现在是怎么看到它的，也不明白斯卡卡是怎么戴上它的。 galamon突然发出一声窒息的尖叫，Skaelka在她的指甲里挖，Quint从他的幻想中被打断了。 如果昆特不尽快采取行动，斯卡卡就会掐死加隆——然后呢？？ 就在这时，昆特发现了一辆带轮子的手推车，里面装满了一半的棒球。 没有别的选择，昆特把车推向斯卡卡。 “加隆，我们要离开这里！”与此同时，在披萨剧院… “我怎么把她弄出来？！”德克惊呼道，看着吉米，他仍然困在德拉科的思想里。

The Drakkor's eyes remain locked with Kimmy's, using her power to its advantage. Its massive, clawed feet pierce the stage floor as it prepares to launch itself, but then— "DROOLER, HANG ON!" Dirk blurts as he crashes in, tackling Kimmy to the floor. Kimmy's pupils morph, and the pink color in her eyes fades away. "What...? Where...?" Kimmy murmurs, her mind all ascramble. Then she sees the looming Drakkor and remembers. "Oh, right. Impending death." In a flash, Kimmy is up—and yanking Dirk to his feet. The rotating stage turns again, spinning faster, and the Drakkor struggles to climb off. Its fangs snap while its claws swipe at Dirk. "Too slow!" Dirk says, jumping backward out of reach, then dashing forward as the stage brings the monster's tails within striking distance. Then—

德拉科的眼睛一直盯着吉米，利用她的力量为自己谋利。 它巨大的爪状脚刺穿了舞台地板，准备自己升空，但随后——“流口水，坚持住！”德克冲进来时脱口而出，把吉米扑倒在地。 吉米的瞳孔变形了，她眼睛里的粉红色也消失了。 “什么……?……?”吉米喃喃自语，心里一片混乱。 然后她看到了若隐若现的德拉科，并记起了。 “哦,对。即将到来的死亡。” 一瞬间，吉米站了起来，把德克拽了起来。 旋转的舞台又转了起来，转得更快了，Drakkor挣扎着爬下来。 它的尖牙啪地一声，爪子向德克猛击。 “太慢了!”德克说，他向后跳到够不着的地方，然后向前冲去，因为舞台把怪物的尾巴带到攻击距离之内。 然后,